Once Upon a Time...

I've never been good at keeping up with my blog. However, this time I have something consistent to blog about. On February 26, 2012 I will be running the Disney Princess Half Marathon with my sweet friend Lauren. This year has been a rollercoaster for me and I have started a new job. I am not teaching but I truly feel that I am in the place God wants me to be. Through this job transition I have had the opportunity to work with Lauren and get to know her much better than I have over the years even though we went to the same college. Another true blessing in this change has been building wonderful friendships. So here's what happened "once upon a time"...

I had been thinking about running the Disney Princess Half Marathon for some time. My mom had decided that she would run with me and we started to do a bit of slow training to work our way up. I was fitted for shoes that would help me run the best, I took mom to get shoes to help her run the best, and then... shortly into our running mom hurt her ankle. She tried to push through a little and found out that she would not be able to do any activity for several months. A bit bummed I decided I would still do it and my mom would still go with me to cheer me on. A sweet friend of mine who is more like a sister lives close to Disney. I met her when she was in college and spent so much time with her and her now husband they really became another big brother and sister. Through my job I was able to visit with them over a weekend about a month ago. I mentioned my wanting to run and mom getting hurt and so Cherie said she would be running it as well so when I got down there we would run together. Alright! I was good, once I got there I wouldn't be running alone that would help. But, training would be another mountain to climb that I would just have to push myself through. At work one day I thought I would just mention the run to Lauren and see if she would want to go with me. I am a Disney fanatic, I know that. But, Lauren also likes Disney, just maybe not as crazy as our family does. I thought it would be a long shot for someone else to take on this crazy task with me but to my pleasant surprise she agreed to do it. I made a training schedule for us that starts today and takes us all the way to the race in February. We need to start out slow and work our way up so our training is probably longer than others. I have actually been excited about running! I am excited to have a goal and to have time to spend time with my friend. And who wouldn't look forward to seeing Mickey and Minnie at the finish line?!

So... I'll be doing my best to keep you updated. Week 1 of 18... here we go!!

"Dear God, please grant me the PATIENCE to seek Your will, the WISDOM to understand it, and the STRENGTH to follow through."